May 2005

A Sterling Reunion
Checking into the dorm after 25 years, classmates find ideal conditions to reconnect, reflect, and head home recharged. [Details]

Cold Calling Van Horne
It doesn't matter where you sit in Professor Van Horne's classroom; you eventually will get cold called. Four alums ask the questions this time around and get some candid responses. [Details]

Viewpoint
Replacing the gas guzzlers on American roads with hybrids would aid world peace, an alumnus argues. [Details]

First Person
A student writes about her struggle to survive December's devastating Asian tsunami. [Details]

Alumni Authors
Lurking behind the Iron Curtain and writing poetry from the businessperson's standpoint are just two subjects of recent alumni-scribed books.

° The Accidental Spy, by Klaus Schmidt, MBA '53 [Details]
° The Business of words, by Victoria Chang, MBA '98 [Details]
° Recently Published Books [Details]

Health Care
Under increasing public scrutiny, drug development, regulation, and pricing may have to change, a recent symposium concluded. [Details]

May cover
Photo illustration
by Nola Lopez

James Van Horne:
Former students cold
call the venerable
finance professor
[Details]
Photograph by
Steve Labadessa

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Organizing for Performance
Modern firms improve the interplay between strategy and organization. BP offers a useful example. [Details]

Poet at Work
Jell-O Jigglers may seem worlds apart from sculpture, paintings, and poetry, but Dana Gioia, MBA ’77, brings a business background and love of poetry to the National Endowment for the Arts. [Details]

Global Sourcing
A collection of views from School speakers on global labor force issues. [Details]

Risky Disclosures
Attacks by Godzilla and King Kong might not be in the fine print of SEC filings and prospectuses, but just about every other possible threat is. [Details]